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NUTRACEUTICALS difference between
PHARMACEUTICALS:
What is a nutraceutical (dietary supplement)?
Nutraceutical is a new word, invented by Dr.
Stephen DeFelice in 1989. It is two words put
together: nutritional and pharmaceutical.
Nutraceuticals are dietary supplements that
are also called functional foods.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), a nutraceutical is any
substance that is a food or a part of a food
that has medical or health benefits.
Nutraceuticals help prevent and treat
disease. These products can be single
nutrients like Vitamin C. Or they can be
dietary supplements such as a multiple
vitamin/mineral combined together. A
nutraceutical can also be a genetically
engineered designer food. You can get
nutraceuticals from herbal products.
Nutraceuticals come in processed foods like
cereals with iron added. Even sports drinks
with electrolytes have nutraceuticals in them.
The definition of nutraceutical also includes
special diets. One example is a diet used to
treat chronic inflammation.
Nutraceuticals are most often thought of as a
chemical product taken from foods. They
have been shown to have health benefits.
They also provide protection against chronic
disease. There are some nutraceuticals other
than vitamins and minerals that are good for
spine and joint problems.
The dietary ingredients in these products
may include: vitamins, minerals, and herbs or
other plant materials. They also include
amino acids and substances such as enzymes
or organ tissues. Dietary supplements can be
extracts or concentrates. They may be found
in many forms such as tablets, capsules, soft
gels, gel caps, liquids, or powders.
How do nutraceuticals and dietary
supplements work?
Supplemental nutraceuticals work by giving
you extra nutrition. Whenever your diet is
not able to meet all the nutrients needed by
your body, supplemental nutrients may be
helpful. Illness, injury, or extra hard work
can increase the amount of nutrients your
body needs.
Nutrients are the chemical elements that
make up a food. Nutrients are the basic
elements of what you eat that give your body
what is needed for running the show. That
process is what we call metabolism. Certain
nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, and
proteins give us energy. Other nutrients like
water, electrolytes, minerals, and vitamins
are needed for healthy metabolism.
Metabolism is the work your body does to
change the food you eat into the tissues and
organs of your body. Metabolic processes
help the body make the hormones and other
chemical messengers. These products of
metabolism signal your organs to work
properly. Metabolism also refers to the way
your cells change the chemical energy in
nutrients into mechanical energy or heat.
Metabolism is the work of your cells, fluids,
tissues, and organs of your body.
What if you have some, but not quite enough
of the proper elements of nutrition? You may
not heal a wound, or repair an injury as well
or as soon as you could. If you had all the
nutrients you needed for the job, then
wound healing and tissue repair would go
faster.
Supplemental nutrition is needed because
most people do not eat an ideal diet. Over
time, your body will begin to show the effects
of a less-than-perfect diet. Feeling tired or
having colds too often are some of the
signals of nutritional deficiencies in your
body tissues. Regular joint stiffness and body
aches can also be signs of decreased
nutritional health. When you are faced with
extra challenges like injury or surgery,
nutraceuticals are a quick and reliable way to
flood your system with chemical elements.
For a short time, you will get all you need to
restore, repair, and return to excellent
health.
When should I consider taking nutraceuticals?
You should use nutraceuticals when your diet
does not give you all the nutrition needed
for your situation. Different life events need
varied nutritional support.Many other
situations require better nutrition for a
better end result. If you are injured, you
need more nutrition to give your body the
raw materials it needs to rebuild your
damaged tissues. If you are sick with an
infection, you need extra dietary chemistry to
help your immune system. Good nutrition
helps the immune system fight the virus or
bacteria that is making you sick. And if you
are having an operation, you will have an
injury that needs to be repaired.
Once a disease is started, it is very hard for
most people to eat enough of the right foods
and to digest them properly to help. It takes
a special effort to get the extra nutrition
needed to get over an illness. Dietary
supplements are used like medicine in this
case. They are used to get the needed doses
of nutrition in the right amounts required for
healing damaged tissue.
Eating right and adding nutraceuticals will
make sure you have all the raw materials you
need. This combination will help you repair
everyday wear and tear. It gives your body a
much better chance to deal with damage
from disease, accidental injuries, or surgery.
A healthy diet and the right nutraceuticals
will:
help you control chemical irritants inflaming
your tissues
reduce nerve pain stimulation
decrease tightening and stiffening of muscles,
connective tissue, and joints
make sure you have all the raw materials you
need to heal a wound or prevent loss of bone
or tissue function.

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